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Anne MacQuarrie’s Reel

A great reel from Donald Angus Beaton, this transcription comes from the playing of New England fiddler Zoe Darrow, and is somewhat different to other versions I’ve heard. As a comparison, here’s the one transcribed by Ken Perlman from fiddler paul MacDonald of Queens County, Prince Edward Island:

Flipped A and B Parts

It’s rather interesting how some people flip the A and B parts. In this sheet music (http://www.celticmusiccentre.com/collections/dab/tunes/ann_macquaries.jpg) it has the parts flipped but in the recordings of Cynthia MacLeod, Glenn Graham, and Theresa MacLellan it is played the way provided here (on the session, not the linked sheet music), yet the Beatons of Mabou and Winnie Chafe play it the way it is is written in the linked-to sheet music.